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Culture/People:
possibly Gitxsan (Gitksan) or Wet'suwet'en (Babine Carrier) (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this
Object Name:
War club
Media/Materials:
Basalt
Techniques:
Pecked, ground
Dimensions:
33.5 x 8.5 x 4.5 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Place:
Lot 1383 near Two Mile Creek, Old village site about 4 miles from Hazleton; Bulkley Canyon; Hazelton; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Date created:
AD 1200-1600
Collection History:
Found in 1922 under a two foot-thick cedar stump; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1923.
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Catalog Number:
12/3273
Barcode:
123273.000
See related items:
Gitxsan (Gitksan) (archaeological)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67b66a163-c8f8-4904-96a8-11c347303d02
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_132712